Nigerian men beat women in number as world population hits 7.7bn
- The number of the people in the world has risen to 7.7 billion
- This was revealed by a report released by the United Nations (UN)'s Population Division on Monday, June 17
- Contrary to popular view and opinion, the report said that males outnumber females in Nigeria, as well as most parts of the world
- The United Nations (UN)'s Population Division on Monday, June 17, said that the population of the world has risen to 7.7 billion
The UN's World Population Prospect report has it that the global population could rise to about 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050, and 10.9 billion in 2100.
Shockingly, contrary to the age-long belief, the reports also revealed that males outnumber females in Nigeria and in other parts of the world.
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The report partly read: “The world’s population is projected to grow from 7.7 billion in 2019 to 8.5 billion in 2030 (10% increase), and further to 9.7 billion in 2050 (26%) and to 10.9 billion in 2100 (42%). The population of sub-Saharan Africa is projected to double by 2050 (99%).
“Regions that may experience lower rates of population growth between 2019 and 2050 include Oceania excluding Australia/New Zealand (56%), Northern Africa and Western Asia (46%), Australia/New Zealand (28%), Central and Southern Asia (25%), Latin America and the Caribbean (18%), Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (3%), and Europe and Northern America (2%).
"The global fertility rate, which fell from 3.2 births per woman in 1990 to 2.5 in 2019, is projected to decline further to 2.2 in 2050. In 2019, fertility remains above 2.1 births per woman, on average, over a lifetime in sub-Saharan Africa (4.6), Oceania excluding Australia/New Zealand (3.4), Northern Africa and Western Asia (2.9), and Central and Southern Asia (2.4).
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"A fertility level of 2.1 births per woman is needed to ensure replacement of generations and avoid population decline over the long run in the absence of immigration."
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said that Nigeria’s current population had hit a new high of 201 million.
This was contained in the 2019 state of the world population report which identifies that Nigeria’s growth rate has been at an average of 2.6 per cent from 2010 to 2019.
The fertility rate among Nigerian women continued to drop as it fell from 6.4 in 1969 to 5.3 in 2019 which translates to an average of five children per woman.
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